Fast lysis of Escherichia coli filament cells requires differentiation of potential division sites

Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-86

  de Pedro, Miguel Angel ^a   Höltje, Joachim Volker ^a   Schwarz, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beta lactam; ftsZ; Murein; pbpB; Penicillin binding protein

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFSULODIN; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ELONGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SACCULUS; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036146905     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-1-79     Document Type: Article

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